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Haunted (Taylor Swift song)
"Haunted" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Inspired by an unsettling realization, the lyrics are about the harrowing feelings following the aftermath of a relationship. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Haunted" is an arena rock and goth rock song with an orchestral arrangement; it incorporates a composite instrumental riff, a dramatic piano line, and dense percussion. Critics primarily praised the song for the vocals, songwriting, and production, though some deemed it lacking.
An acoustic version of "Haunted", originally included on the deluxe edition of Speak Now, was released for download by Big Machine Records on November 8, 2011. The song charted in Canada and the United States, where it received a gold certification as well as in Australia. Swift included the track on the set list of her Speak Now World Tour (2011–12) and performed it at certain dates of her later tours. It was also used in an episode of the American television series, True Blood. Following a 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "Haunted (Taylor's Version)" for the album's re-recording, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023).
Taylor Swift began development on her third studio album, Speak Now (2010), two years prior to its release. She conceived the album as a collection of songs about the things she had wanted to but was unable to do with the people she had met in real life. Speak Now was solely written by Swift, who co-produced it with Nathan Chapman. Swift was inspired to write "Haunted" after waking up of a disturbing realization of someone she was in love with drifting away. Because of that, she envisioned the music to "reflect the intensity of the emotion of the song is about", and brought Paul Buckmaster to arrange strings for it. Both of them recorded the strings at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
"Haunted" was included as the twelfth track on Speak Now, which was released on October 25, 2010, by Big Machine Records. An acoustic version of the song was also released as part of a Target-exclusive deluxe edition of the album. The track debuted and peaked at number 61 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number eight on the US Country Digital Song Sales and spent five weeks on the chart. In August 2011, the song was used in an episode of the American television series, True Blood. In November, all of Speak Now's deluxe tracks became available for iTunes-exclusive download; Big Machine Records released the acoustic version of "Haunted" onto the platform on November 8. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98 on the issue of November 26, 2011.
Over the years, "Haunted" received certifications in some countries. The song was first certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 27, 2017, after reaching 500,000 units in the US. In November 2023, the acoustic version received a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 35,000 units in Australia; the original also received the certification in January 2024.
"Haunted" is 4 minutes and 2 seconds long. It has an orchestral arrangement containing sweeping violins, tense accents, and dramatic countermelodies. The production incorporates an alternating eighth-note line in the orchestral strings and the song's lead electric guitar, both of which mix to create an unabashed composite instrumental riff. It also features a dramatic piano line and heavy-sounding percussion with a persistent drum line.
Critics deemed the song one of Speak Now's tracks that experimented beyond Swift's country style. Nate Jones of Vulture described the music as "Evanescence-style goth-rock", while The New York Times' journalist Jon Caramanica called it "anthemic arena rock". The musicologist James E. Perone said that the song combined arena rock and contemporary styles with "big-production and musical theater". Chris Willman from Our Country stated that "Haunted" was musically the most dramatic on the album and thought the track had "Evanescence-qualities" to it. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock agreed and attributed the sentiment to the song's groove. Carena Liptak from Taste of Country thought the song recalled rock acts like the aforementioned band. Roisin O'Connor of The Independent wrote that a number of musical elements were too dramatic for Swift. Hannah Dailey of Billboard and James Rettig of Stereogum thought it veered into pop-punk. For The Morning Call, John J. Moser wrote that the song had "an almost emo vibe and dramatic approach".
The lyrics of "Haunted" takes place at the end of a relationship with Swift's character pleading for her lover to not leave her. The lover does depart from her, and she is tormented by the aftermath of their relationship: "Something's gone terribly wrong/You're all I wanted". She is also unable to forget the romance. PopMatters' Dave Heaton thought it was reminiscent of the film Vertigo (1958) and made the "breakup sound like death".
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Haunted (Taylor Swift song)
"Haunted" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Inspired by an unsettling realization, the lyrics are about the harrowing feelings following the aftermath of a relationship. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Haunted" is an arena rock and goth rock song with an orchestral arrangement; it incorporates a composite instrumental riff, a dramatic piano line, and dense percussion. Critics primarily praised the song for the vocals, songwriting, and production, though some deemed it lacking.
An acoustic version of "Haunted", originally included on the deluxe edition of Speak Now, was released for download by Big Machine Records on November 8, 2011. The song charted in Canada and the United States, where it received a gold certification as well as in Australia. Swift included the track on the set list of her Speak Now World Tour (2011–12) and performed it at certain dates of her later tours. It was also used in an episode of the American television series, True Blood. Following a 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "Haunted (Taylor's Version)" for the album's re-recording, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023).
Taylor Swift began development on her third studio album, Speak Now (2010), two years prior to its release. She conceived the album as a collection of songs about the things she had wanted to but was unable to do with the people she had met in real life. Speak Now was solely written by Swift, who co-produced it with Nathan Chapman. Swift was inspired to write "Haunted" after waking up of a disturbing realization of someone she was in love with drifting away. Because of that, she envisioned the music to "reflect the intensity of the emotion of the song is about", and brought Paul Buckmaster to arrange strings for it. Both of them recorded the strings at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.
"Haunted" was included as the twelfth track on Speak Now, which was released on October 25, 2010, by Big Machine Records. An acoustic version of the song was also released as part of a Target-exclusive deluxe edition of the album. The track debuted and peaked at number 61 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number eight on the US Country Digital Song Sales and spent five weeks on the chart. In August 2011, the song was used in an episode of the American television series, True Blood. In November, all of Speak Now's deluxe tracks became available for iTunes-exclusive download; Big Machine Records released the acoustic version of "Haunted" onto the platform on November 8. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98 on the issue of November 26, 2011.
Over the years, "Haunted" received certifications in some countries. The song was first certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 27, 2017, after reaching 500,000 units in the US. In November 2023, the acoustic version received a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 35,000 units in Australia; the original also received the certification in January 2024.
"Haunted" is 4 minutes and 2 seconds long. It has an orchestral arrangement containing sweeping violins, tense accents, and dramatic countermelodies. The production incorporates an alternating eighth-note line in the orchestral strings and the song's lead electric guitar, both of which mix to create an unabashed composite instrumental riff. It also features a dramatic piano line and heavy-sounding percussion with a persistent drum line.
Critics deemed the song one of Speak Now's tracks that experimented beyond Swift's country style. Nate Jones of Vulture described the music as "Evanescence-style goth-rock", while The New York Times' journalist Jon Caramanica called it "anthemic arena rock". The musicologist James E. Perone said that the song combined arena rock and contemporary styles with "big-production and musical theater". Chris Willman from Our Country stated that "Haunted" was musically the most dramatic on the album and thought the track had "Evanescence-qualities" to it. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock agreed and attributed the sentiment to the song's groove. Carena Liptak from Taste of Country thought the song recalled rock acts like the aforementioned band. Roisin O'Connor of The Independent wrote that a number of musical elements were too dramatic for Swift. Hannah Dailey of Billboard and James Rettig of Stereogum thought it veered into pop-punk. For The Morning Call, John J. Moser wrote that the song had "an almost emo vibe and dramatic approach".
The lyrics of "Haunted" takes place at the end of a relationship with Swift's character pleading for her lover to not leave her. The lover does depart from her, and she is tormented by the aftermath of their relationship: "Something's gone terribly wrong/You're all I wanted". She is also unable to forget the romance. PopMatters' Dave Heaton thought it was reminiscent of the film Vertigo (1958) and made the "breakup sound like death".